While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

Hearing the urgency in Donnie's voice, Susan quickly asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Donnie: "My luck has been bad for the past two years. I was planning to see Master Cao to change my luck, but I forgot just now."

Susan rolled her eyes at Donnie: "I thought something serious happened. Why don't you just go find Master Cao again?"

Donnie smiled and said, "I saw it yesterday. Someone died in his shop, and it's currently under lockdown."

"Perfect timing. Once Miranda gets out in a couple of days, his shop should be reopened soon, then I'll go see him."

Susan: "Okay, Miranda and I will go with you then, so Miranda can thank him in person."

………………

Nighttime, inside the Wenxin Hall.

Cao Kun was holding a peach wood sword and casting a spell.

If you look closely, you'll see that there's a piece of yellow paper stuck to his peach wood sword.

On the yellow paper was written a birth date and time, as well as a name.

"The mysteries of heaven and earth, the thunder decree moves stealthily."

"The Soul-Capturing General travels throughout the four directions."

"Eastern graves, western mounds, southern demons, northern monsters."

"When the thunderous bells ring, the soul cannot hide."

"The five thunder officials forcefully brought him forward."

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"

As the incantation was finished, an invisible force spread out.

Before long, a cold wind swept through the enclosed room.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Cao Kun.

This is a young white girl, quite pretty and charming.

Yes, her face was extremely pale, a sickly pale, no, a deathly pale.

Her hair was plastered to her scalp, and her clothes were tattered and filthy.

More importantly, her body was somewhat ethereal, and she exuded a sinister aura.

She is not human at all.

"Thank you."

Suddenly, the girl spoke up, thanking Cao Kun: "Thank you for helping us avenge our great grudge."

It turns out that she was the ghost who possessed Miranda and killed her husband.

In fact, she is also the daughter of the current head of that mental hospital.

When Cao Kun left during the day, he asked for her name and birth date.

In fact, Cao Kun had already noticed her presence when they were on that ranch, but he never revealed it.

However, she was too weak. Sheriff Ryan had taken many lives and had a strong aura of menace, so she could neither get close to him nor stop him.

They could only watch helplessly as Cao Kun and his group were nearly burned alive.

After all, even to get revenge, she had to possess Miranda's body to accomplish it.

If Cao Kun's guess is correct, Miranda's birth chart must be Yin for her to be able to possess someone.

Otherwise, with her current level of cultivation, it would be very difficult for her to be possessed by a ghost.

Cao Kun: "Now that you have avenged your great enemy, without any resentment to sustain you, it won't be long before your soul is worn away by the yang energy of the human world."

If you'd like, I can take you where you need to go.

Lisa was overjoyed and thanked her again, "Thank you, I'm willing."

"Then let's not delay any longer and get started."

Cao Kun began chanting the incantation once again.

"Ding! You have successfully liberated a G-level ghost and gained 300 merit points."

Soon, a system notification sounded in Cao Kun's mind.

And Lisa, who was standing in front of him, had also disappeared.

Cao Kunzhi was willing to escort her for a while, naturally for the sake of those few hundred merit points.

Even a small mosquito bite is still meat; why not take advantage of it?

In this way, his merit points have now reached 6600.

However, nothing can be upgraded yet.

Within a few days, Wenxintang and the shops next door were all reopened.

Cao Kun then simply hired a construction team to combine the two shops, expand the area, and renovate them.

Furthermore, combining the inner rooms of the two shops together will create even more living space.

Cao Kun didn't realize how expensive workers were in the US until he contacted someone.

The renovation company quoted over $18 for all the materials, labor costs, and all the new furniture and appliances.

This is just from the store's perspective.

Don't forget, he also took over that haunted house.

If we're going to move in, we'll need to buy some things.

Fortunately, Casey and the others only took their own belongings; they left behind the furniture and appliances.

Cao Kun didn't need to purchase many things.

Before cleaning out the old furniture in the shop, Cao Kun made sure repeatedly that they were all just ordinary items.

He was also worried that he had misjudged the situation, as his predecessor's father was a hidden big shot, and the things he left behind were not ordinary items.

It turned out that I had been overthinking things.

Since the shop renovation would take some time, Cao Kun simply bought some things and moved into the haunted house.

Of course, there are no ghosts here now—if you don't count the Broken Flesh Face.

This house is actually quite nice. The garden outside and the interior space are large, the decoration is exquisite, and all the furniture and appliances are expensive.

Aside from some appliances that are outdated, there's really nothing wrong with them.

Oh, and there are quite a few cells in the basement.

It would be very convenient if someone were to be imprisoned in the future.

"Cough cough..."

Why would I want to lock someone up?

Cao Kun felt that something was wrong with his thinking.

"What should we do with those remains?"

After hesitating for a while, Cao Kun decided to leave the remains behind.

According to the "Daoist Rituals Records", the remains of corpses can play a significant role in certain Daoist practices.

Cao Kun went down to the basement and stored the remains into his system space.

Each time his cultivation level increases, the system space will become larger.

Now that he is an eighth-rank teacher, he has more than enough room to hold all these corpses.

"I have helped your souls find peace, and these remains of yours are my payment."

Muttering to himself, Cao Kun looked at the prison cells again.

"Should we demolish it, or keep it and expand the basement?"

"Forget it, let's keep it. In case Amanda or anyone else wants to take pure prison-style photos in the future, it can be useful."

Having made his decision, Cao Kun left and returned to the ground.

His phone rang shortly after he came up.

When I took it out, I saw that it was Amanda calling.

Cao Kun couldn't help but laugh. He had just been talking about Amanda when she called.

When the call connected, Amanda's voice came through: "Why couldn't I get through to you earlier?"

Cao Kun: "I was in the basement just now, and there was no signal."

Amanda said "Oh," and then added, "I'm going to audition for the female lead in 'V for V's Creed' tomorrow."

Cao Kun then realized that it was already early June.

He had previously asked Amanda to contact him before the audition.

Cao Kun: "I understand. I'll stay at your place tonight."

"Then come over early, let's have dinner together." Amanda's tone was filled with anticipation.

………………

The next day, in the morning, outside the audition room for "V for C" at Warner Bros. Studios.

Amanda glanced nervously at the other actresses in the waiting room out of the corner of her eye.

She couldn't help but feel uneasy, as each of the actresses auditioning for the lead role was someone with a bigger and more impressive background.

Bryce Howard, a former child star, is 23 years old this year. She is tall, fair-skinned, beautiful, and has long legs.

He also starred in a hugely popular movie, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".

And this is already the least competitive person besides herself today.

Amanda shifted her gaze slightly to the next person.

Scarlett John, also a former child star, is 20 years old this year.

Although he was slightly shorter than her, he had a pure yet alluring face and a curvaceous figure that was extremely seductive.

If looks aren't the most important thing for an actor, then this actress is a Golden Globe nominee for Best Actress.

Moreover, he received two nominations for his roles in the films "Lost in Translation" and "Girl with a Pearl Earring".

Compared to others, her achievements seem rather insignificant.

Amanda shifted her gaze again, and when she saw the last person, her heart skipped a beat.

This one is even more heavyweight.